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Shantona Profile

Name of organisation: Shantona Women’s Centre

Name of Director: Nahid Rasool

Date Director Joined: September 1998

Shantona Women's Centre was established in 1998 to help build the confidence and independence of the Bangladeshi women, young people and children living in Harehills and Chapeltown.  Since then, Shantona has not looked back; becoming an acclaimed and renowned voice of the Bangladeshi population.

Shantona is an organisation which is currently leading change programmes within the community; also the organisation has taken various steps to improve the quality and range of services i.e.  traditionally provided services for the Bangladeshi community but Shantona has become much more diverse, progressive thinking and fitting into wider agenda such as community cohesion agenda, working towards reducing inequality in health, Parenting and family support programme, supporting long term unemployed people to return to work, as well as brought diversity within the organisation, which are reflected within Management Board, users group and staff.

The organisation also institutes a well integrated, multi-agency service to Bangladeshi families in order to ensure their well-being and equal involvement within their society. Shantona is constantly developing and amending their infrastructure accordingly to meet the needs of the community and accomplish the above. Shantona has received Duke of York community initiative award for its contribution to the community.